The holidays are often a time to celebrate family traditions, play in the snow, and bake delectable desserts.
But not everyone enjoys the holidays. Some people have bad memories of Christmas, while others would rather mope at home alone.
Some TV characters love the holidays, turning them into a winter wonderland, while others hibernate until January and forget Christmas exists.
We’ve examined which characters have the most and least holiday spirit for this list.
This list may have you reconsider some of your holiday traditions.
These TV characters are the essence of the holiday spirit. They carry on family traditions and bring warmth, laughter, and love to their everyday lives.
Some of them love planning elaborate gatherings, while others prefer sharing joy.
Lorelai Gilmore from the Gilmore Girls has an abundance of holiday spirit. She’d be a delight to spend the holidays with.
Lorelai loves snow and had the uncanny ability to smell the first snowflakes as snow as they began to fall.
Since she ran an inn for years with Sookie, she also excelled at planning events, so Lorelai would be the ideal candidate for planning a holiday dinner or a winter carnival with snow sculpting and ice skating.
In fact, Lorelai and Sookie hosted a Victorian-themed holiday dinner for all of their Stars Hollow friends and family when snow stopped the original guests from attending. That was Lorelai in her element.
With Lorelai around, the holidays would consist of outdoor winter fun and watching holiday movies with hot chocolate. It would be the best of both worlds.
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Cassie Nightingale from Good Witch possesses the ideal amount of magic and cheer to make the holidays perfect.
Cassie’s gifts and magic would come in handy near the holidays when it’s the perfect time to pamper yourself or repair relationships — two of Cassie’s specialties.
She always had that extraordinary intuition, which often kicked in harder when it was a loved one like Grace or Abigail.
Grey House would be the ideal place to visit for the holidays since Cassie would go out of her way to make you feel special, and there would often be holiday chocolates or homemade treats.
She made it a point to open her family home to others and carry on essential traditions.
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Many traditions would be missing without Jack Pearson from This is Us. He was the essence of family and holiday spirit.
Jack Pearson’s love of family traditions and stories would be crucial in having three children, from passing on the baton of Pilgrim Rick to teaching them how to show kindness and include others in their family dinner.
He inspired his family and friends by enjoying the simple things in life and spending time with those he loved.
While more significant gifts like jewelry were appreciated, they were memories that people would remember for longer.
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Who wouldn’t want to celebrate the holidays with a Southern belle like Georgia Miller from Ginny & Georgia? First and foremost, she’s a mom who strives to make the holidays magical for her children.
Georgia never experienced a loving home life, making her more determined to provide one for Ginny and Austin. While she partly worked for Paul to maintain the perfect image, working for the mayor had perks.
It allowed her to use her planning skills to host a winter festival and use the proceeds for other needy families. After everything she had been through, she wanted to give back.
Georgia would be so fun to hang out with for the holidays because she understands the balance of sexy fun and family traditions needed to spice them up.
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There is something heartwarming about spending Christmas with a mom. Most go out to please their children, but DJ Tanner from Fuller House learned from her dad, Danny Tanner, the master of going overboard.
Like her dad, DJ would have her work cut out from wrangling children and the family dog to pose for holiday photos when they would instead do anything but that.
It’s often difficult to keep the magic alive as children grow older, especially as they miss a parent or nostalgic traditions.
DJ knew that one well and understood when it was time to let go of elaborate holiday plans and instead watch home movies and give thanks for the blessings they did have.
She was the type of mom who tried to instill this kind of gratitude all year long.
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Some of these TV characters may despise the holidays, while others prefer hibernating inside, away from others, to forget the season existed. We all know someone like that.
Then, a few characters began mean or evil but reformed, like Ebenezer Scrooge. We hope you’ll find these selections enlightening.
Regina Mills from Once Upon a Time embodies Ebenezer Scrooge. She was downright deliciously evil and wished everyone to be as miserable as she was.
For years, the holidays were probably lonely because she pushed everyone away. She was estranged from her mother, and her father could only do so much.
Adopting Henry helped some because then she had a child to shower love on and spoil, but it wasn’t until Henry was kidnapped that Regina truly reformed.
Even after she got Henry back, Regina remained a loner because she was known as the “Evil Queen.” It was still challenging for her to socialize and be part of an extended family.
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Will Trent was the first of several characters who would probably prefer to be left alone than join an office holiday party.
Even though he considers his colleagues his found family, it doesn’t mean he wants to exchange gifts with them or toast them.
Will would prefer to stay home with Betty on Christmas Eve. He has no holiday traditions since he was bounced around from foster home to foster home.
This holiday season may be worse than usual since he doesn’t even have Angie.
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Gil Grissom from CSI was an anti-social workaholic. While he occasionally joined his team for breakfast at the local diner, he avoided formal celebrations.
He rarely gave anyone on his team holiday gifts except Sara, and even then, it was often a book about bugs, something he was interested in.
Gil Grissom didn’t like the holidays, partly because his dad died when he was young, and his mom continued to buy his father gifts.
While he understood that obsession, it wasn’t easy on him. It made it easier to avoid significant dates like holidays and birthdays.
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Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory has always been intelligent and intellectual and never saw the need for something as frivolous as Christmas.
He’d much rather hang out with his buddies and play Dungeon and Dragons or Magic of the Gathering. He’s like my husband in that way.
Like many of these other characters, Sheldon lost someone he loved as a child, his grandfather. When Santa Claus failed to return his grandfather, Sheldon stopped believing in the magical holiday.
It’s challenging to believe when you see the world in black and white and facts like Sheldon does. He likes predictability and has been steadfast in his hate of Christmas.
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Frank Costanza from Seinfeld is an oldie but a goodie. Holiday shopping has always been chaotic and frustrating, and it overwhelmed Frank so much that he got into a fight with another customer.
Nowadays, that would be a common occurrence on Black Friday, but it angered Frank, and he gave up on the holidays.
There are times I wouldn’t blame him. People are rude when they are shoving for the best toy.
Frank Costanza created Festivus, where guests discussed their grievances and yelled at each other instead of counting their blessings. A modern Scrooge, indeed.
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Severus Snape was one of the most complex characters in the Harry Potter franchise. He often wanted to make everyone as miserable as he was by being necessarily cruel to his students, especially Harry and his friends.
While Snape is the villain, he often despises Harry because he reminds him of James, his rival for Lily’s affections.
For many years, Snape would have let Lord Voldemort kill and torture anyone but Lily. It was only in his final moments that he realized his ways.
He’s also the essence of Scrooge in that he realizes the error of way almost too late. While Harry named one of his children after Snape, there was no natural way to make peace.
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Over to you, TV Fanatics.
Which TV characters have the most or least festive holiday spirit?
Let us know in the comments below.
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